Bed stay



Nov. 5, 1929. 'J. H. DE BOER BED STAY Filed July 7, 1925 I V V ,QT'FO YEYS Patented Nov. 7 5, 1929 JO N HENRY :on BOER, or srnaousn, nnw YORK BED STAY Application filed July 7,

practised.

In other words, I have sought to tie the head and foot boards and side rails together across the corners in such manner that when the wires are tightened those parts will be rigidly held in fixed relation under the strains to which they are subjected when adjusted for use.

Another object is to provide a simple and '20 comparatively inexpensive attaching device which may be easily and quickly secured in place upon the side and end rails of different sizes without removing or in any way altering the various parts of the bedstead frame. v

Another object is to construct the bed stay in such manner that it maybe used for widely varying sizes and makes of bedstead frames and quickly adjusted to any size of bed with out removing or altering any of the parts of the bedstead frame.

A further object is to provide the bed stay with means for holding the side and end rails of the bedstead into firmer engagement with the corner posts and bed fastenings and there-- by stifiening the corners of the frame and preventing breakage of the corner locks and other fastenings.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the bed stay will be brought out in the following description.

In the'drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan of a portion of bedstead frame with one improved form of bed stay attachedto the rrails thereof.

F game is an enlarged detail perspective view of a portion of one corner of the frame showing the means for fitting the bed stay tothe frame at the corner of the bed and also for stiffening the corners of the frame.

1925. Serial No. 42,013.

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of one of the adjustable bearing members or riders for the adjacent crossing portions of two of the stay wires.

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the wire tightening or adjusting device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, partly broken away andpartly in elevation of a modified form of adjusting device for the stay wires.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional View through one of the side rails of the bedstead frame and one of my improved gripping devices of thebed stay attached thereto.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood I have shown a bedstead frame comprising opposite side rails 1, endrails 2 and corner posts 3, all connected together in' any well-known manner and are 7 preferably formed of metal or equivalent material' in which the rails -1 and -2- are usually made of angle irons.

The bed stay shown'in Figures 1, 2, 3, an 4 comprises opposite pairs of relatively light 75, but strong stay wires 4, attaching devices 5 for connecting the ends of the wires to the bedstead frameyand means for'tighten ing the wires consisting in this instance of a pair of riders 6, a connecting rodI-7 so and suit-able means for holding the riders 6 in their relatively adjusted positions upon the connecting rod -"7 The attaching devices 5- are similar and are placed upon each of the side rails -1 and end rails 2 near the corners of the frame and also upon the intermediate portions of the side rails so as to distribute the stress of the wiresmore evenly along the sides and ends and across the corners of the frame.

These attaching devices ''5 are adapted to be fastened to various forms and sizes of side and end rails of the bedstead and are particularly adapted to be used in connec- 05 tion with angle iron rails commonly used in iron bersteads in which the side rails are detachably connected to the corner posts by means of interlocking members a. and

' a while the end rails are usuallysecured permanently to the corner posts in any well known manner.

As illustrated, each of the attaching devices 5 comprises a pair of clamping plates 8 and 9- and a clamping bolt -10, the plates 8 and 9- being engaged respectively with the inner and outer faces of the upright flange of the side or end rail to which the device is applied.

The inner plates 8 are provided with inwardly projecting hooks -8- adapted to receive the adjacent portions of the stay Wires While the lower end of the opposite plate -9 is provided with an inturned flan e 10' for en a in the adjacent g D b 23 lower end of the plate 8- as a fulcrum and thus permitting the upper portions of the plates -8 and -9- to be ti htly clamp-ed upon the lower edges of the side and end rails 1 and -2- of the bedstead as shown moreclearly in Figure 6.

By constructing these clamping devices in the manner described, they may be easily and quickly placed from the bottom upward across and upon the lower edges of the flanges of the rails -1 and 2 and then firmly clamped to said rails by simply tightening the bolts 10 thereby permitting the clamping deviceto be used on rails of different sizes and forms Without removing or altering any parts of the bedstead frame.

As previously stated, two of these clamping devices are placed upon the side and end rails 1 and 2, near each corner post 3 while similar clamping devices are placed upon the intermediate portions of the side rails 1 as shown more clearly in Figure 1, said clamping devices being adjustable to any position along either one of the rails to which they are applied so as to bring the stress of the Wires at the desired points along said rails and especially across the corner of the frame as shown in Figure 2.

One end of each of thewires 4 is twisted in the form of a loop 4 and this loop is attached to the hook 8- of the clamping device 5- on the corresponding end of the end rail 2, said wire being then drawn across the corner of the bedstead frame and through the hook -8 of the clamping de vice 5 on the adjacent end of the side rail -1; each wire is then drawn diagonally toward the intermediate portion of the frame, the other end of the same wire being bent into the form of the loop which is at tached to the hook 8 of the corresponding clamping device on the intermediate portion of the opposite side rail of the frame.

The rod -7 carrying the riders 6' extends along the longitudinal center of the frame between the end rails thereof and therefore substantially midway between the side rails and together with said riders are supported by the wires in a manner presently described.

These riders 6- are slidable lengthwise of and upon the supporting rod -7 and held in their adjusted positions by suitable detents or retaining devices which are also adjustable lengthwise of and upon the rod.

These riders preferably consist of metal bars which are curved longitudinally and arranged with their convex sides facing each other, each convex side being provided with a longitudinal groove for receiving the corresponding wires 4:.

As previously stated, each wire extends across one corner of the bedstead frame and is operatively connected to the clamping devices -5- on the side and end rails 1 and -2 of that corner, the wire being then passed around the convex side of the acent rider 6 across the frame and is attached to the corresponding clamping device 5-- on the side rail so that substantially one-half of each wire is disposed diagonally of the frame while the other half is disposed. at sub stantially right angles to the side rail to which, it is connected through the medium of; its clamp -5- so that the two wires at each end of the frame cross each other in the, groove in the convex side of the adjacent rider in planes above and below the acent portions of the rod 7.

It is now clear that portions. of the tWo wires at each end'of the frame extend in diverging lines from opposite ends of the cor-. responding rider 6- and that other p'or; tions extend tangentiallyin opposite, directions from the curved sideofsaid rider and when connected across the corner of the frame in the manner described tend to, draw the head and foot boards firmly against the ad jacent ends of the side rails and at the same, time holds the interlocking corner connections of the frame against relative moves ment thereby rigidly holding the side and end rails of the frame in fixed relation and reducing to a minimum the liability of breakage of the interlocking members at the corners of the frame.

The means for adjusting the riders,-'6 along the bar 7 for tightening the wires 4% as shown in Figures 1 and 4 consists of collars -11 and --12- which aread+ justable along and upon the opposite ends of the rod -7-, the collar 11- being threaded internally to form a nut adapted to engage a threaded portion -18- on. said rod and also to engage the central port-ion ofthe outer face of the adjacent rider. whereby when the nut -11- is turned inone direction it will adjust the adj acent rider -6 inwardly for tightening the corresponding Wires- 4 The other collar 12 is slidable lengthwise of and upon the correspondingv end of the rod 7- for engaging the centralportion of the outer face of the adjacent rider and is heldin its adjusted positionlbyaset screw 14 adapted to engage the rod when tightened.

If desired, the rod may be provided with a series of notches 15 in longitudinally spaced relation for receiving the inner end of the set screw '14 and thereby holding the collar 12 against slipping on the rod.

One of the objects in providing the bar -7 with notches as 15 is to adapt the bed stay to beds of different lengths and to permit collar 12 and its adjacent rider 6 to be easily and quickly set to any desired position along the rod 7 and firmly locked in its adjusted position as may be necessary to conform to beds of different lengths.

In the modification shown in Figure 5 the riders 6 are slidable lengthwise of and upon the rod as 7 which has its opposite ends threaded for receiving suitable nuts l1 similar to that previously described and whereby both of the riders 6 may be adjusted lengthwise of the rod for tightening and loosening the wires 4.

In order to prevent the central portions of the side rails -1- from being drawn inwardly from a straight line by excessive tightening of the wires 4 I have provideda brace bar 16 extending transversely of the frame substantially midway between its ends and adapted to engage the inner faces of the upright flanges of the side rails 1- and, if desired, this brace bar may be slidably mounted upon the intermediate portion of the bar 7 to form a unitary part of the bed stay in which case it would preferably be made in the form of a channel iron.

Operation \Vhen assembling the bed stay on a bedstead frame the clamping members 5- are first fastened in place where required uponthe side and end rails 1 and 2 with the hooks 8 faced inwardly as shown in Figure 6 whereupon one end of said wires 4 is attached in the manner described to the hooks of the clamping members on the end rails or head and foot boards of the bedstead and are then drawn through the hooks 8 of the adjacentclamping members -5 on the side rails, the other ends of the wires being attached to the hooks 8 of the intermediate clamping members -5 on the side rails 1.

The rod -7 with the riders 6 and their adjusting devices thereon together with the cross bar 16 are then placed in operative position with the convex or grooved side of the riders engaged with the inter: mediate portions of their corresponding Wires after which the collars -11 and 12 are adjusted to draw the riders -6- toward each other for tightening the wires and drawing the central portions of the side rails -1- tightly against the adjacent ends of the cross bars -16- It will be observed that the wires are free to slide in the hooks 8 on opposite ends of the side rails 1 so that when they are properly tightened by the adjustment of the riders 6 the portions of the wire across each corner to the clamping members '5 will be similarly tightened and by reason of the diagonal draft of the tightened wires will draw the head and foot sections of the bedstead firmly against the adjacent ends of the side rails and will also rigidly hold the side and end rails and interlocking connections against relative movement, all of which, not only stiffens the entire frame of the bedstead against weaving motion but also reduces the liability of breaking the interlocking connections between the side rails and head and foot boards.

The bed stay of the character described may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively small cost and may be easily and quickly applied to bedsteads of widely varying forms and sizes without removing or in any way altering any of the parts of the bedstead frame, but it'is evident that various changes may be made in the detail of the structure of the bed stay without departing from the spirit of the invention, and, therefore, I do not wish to limit myself to the construction shown and described.

What I claim is: v

In a bed stay, the combination with stay wires extending from the corners of a bed frame to the side rails of the bed, and a threaded rod extending longitudinally and centrally of the bed frame of a pair of riders of substantially V-shape mounted on said rod, grooved on their convex sides and movable lengthwise thereof, a nut mounted on said rod and operable to adjust one of said riders, a collar mounted on said rod and abutting against the other rider, a set screw carried by said collar and engageable with said rod at different positions, said rod being notched.

at intervals to receive said set screw.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of July, 1925. I

JOHN HENRY .DE BOER. 

